Health Flashcards
1
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Foundation of the world is known as the
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Root
2
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Letter linking a suffix and a root in a term is called
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Combining vowel
3
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Combination of a root and a combining vowel is known as
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Combining form
4
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Cardi/o
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Heart
5
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Aden/o
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Gland
6
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Bi/o
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Life
7
Q
Cerebr/o
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Cerebrum
8
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Cephal/o
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Head
9
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Arthr/o
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Joints
10
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Carcin/o
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Cancer
11
Q
Cyst/o
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Urinary bladder
12
Q
Cyt/o
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Cell
13
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Derm/o
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Skin
14
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Encephal/o
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Relating to the brain
15
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Electr/o
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Electricity
16
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Dia
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Through/ complete
17
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Pro
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Before
18
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Auto
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Self
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A-, an-
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Absense of
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Q
Hyper
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Excessive, above
21
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Hypo
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Below
22
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Endo
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Directly inside
23
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Retro
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Behind
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Trans
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Across
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Peri
Surrounding
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Ex
Out
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Sub
Below/ under
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Oma
Tumor
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Scopy
Visually examine
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al
Related to
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itis
Inflammation
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Logy
Study of
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ic
Pertaining to
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Gram
Device measures
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Opsy
Process of viewing
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Cali/o
Calyx
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Glomerul/o
Glomerulus
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Meat/o
Meatus
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Nephr/o
Kidney
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Pyle/o
Renal pelvis
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Ren/o
Kidney
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Trigon/o
Trigone
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Ur/o
Urine
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Ureter/o
Ureter
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Urethr/o
Urethra
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Vesic/o
Urinary bladder
